Although I understand where your coming from saying that, there is still a lot of "higher end" tech packed into the L900, that you're not going to get in a L520 WP8 device. An 8mp Carl Zeiss lens camera for instance. A 1.3mp ffc, an LTE radio for high speed cellular data access. An amoled screen, 16gigs of built in storage, and the list goes on..... Sure, its stuck with a legacy operating system that support will be slowly phased out for, but is still a compelling device in its own right. Plus lets not forget that Nokia has alluded to further support and updates for this phone beyond WP7.8. Still makes this device worth owning.